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Post by nowwesayitoutloud on Jul 17, 2008 23:57:55 GMT -5
This is so Prince. The date weirdness, the downloading, the exclusivity, the tunes dumping (in a good way).
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Post by cford on Jul 18, 2008 9:44:11 GMT -5
Not sure how this download is going to work...I don't think I have ever put a mere 49 cents on my credit card.. Transaction costs are probably more than that.. CF |
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Post by matsrule on Jul 18, 2008 12:02:43 GMT -5
Whooo hoooo, this just made my summer! First a 3g Iphone and now new Paul tunes!
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salparadise
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Post by salparadise on Jul 18, 2008 14:28:25 GMT -5
Woohooo! I hope this will also be available to download for us europeans.
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Post by DaveinDK on Jul 18, 2008 14:30:20 GMT -5
it's about freakin' time!
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Post by nowwesayitoutloud on Jul 18, 2008 16:33:53 GMT -5
I assumed it was 49 cents per song
total = $25 about
wrong?
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DDog
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Post by DDog on Jul 18, 2008 16:59:09 GMT -5
Is this just a teaser release? I mean, first you get the opportunity to download the tracks exclusively for a mere $ .49 on Saturday. Then let's say a month from now, a tangible release format [ CD or LP or 8-track ] becomes available with a few additional tracks you CAN'T get by downloading with cool liner notes or the likes, so the diehard caves and makes a duplicate purchase solely for the exclusive tracks not previously available. Depeche Mode and the Cure have done something similar in their marketing strategies and Live released their whole album for whatever the fans were willing to pay.
How's a musician benefit this way besides minimizing the number of hands in the cookie jar? The $ .49 thing has me perplexed from a revenue generating standpoint. Please, someone enlighten me how PDubya wins the most royalties issuing his new material this way.
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Post by hudson99 on Jul 18, 2008 17:27:04 GMT -5
Is this just a teaser release? I mean, first you get the opportunity to download the tracks exclusively for a mere $ .49 on Saturday. Then let's say a month from now, a tangible release format [ CD or LP or 8-track ] becomes available with a few additional tracks you CAN'T get by downloading with cool liner notes or the likes, so the diehard caves and makes a duplicate purchase solely for the exclusive tracks not previously available. Depeche Mode and the Cure have done something similar in their marketing strategies and Live released their whole album for whatever the fans were willing to pay. How's a musician benefit this way besides minimizing the number of hands in the cookie jar? The $ .49 thing has me perplexed from a revenue generating standpoint. Please, someone enlighten me how PDubya wins the most royalties issuing his new material this way. I do think this is a precursor to a "real" release, which makes me think the $.49 price point is more of a publicity stunt than anything else. Paul's going to get more press on the 49 for .49 tag than anything he's done in years. I can't wait! |
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Post by Kathy on Jul 18, 2008 17:29:38 GMT -5
I assumed it was 49 cents per song total = $25 about wrong? It's 49 minutes of music for $0.49. No word yet on whether it's one 49 minute song, or 49 one minute songs but I'm guessing it splits the difference  |
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Post by adamapple on Jul 18, 2008 17:31:40 GMT -5
judging by the limited publicity i'd have to say this is paul just giving his fans the music the easiest way he knows how, with the least amount of hassle, strings attached..no dealing with label requirements etc, i am guessing with the 60 plus songs out there he might just be preparing for another 5 albums in 2 years streak....looking forward to tomorrow!!
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Post by kgp on Jul 18, 2008 18:07:23 GMT -5
Is this just a teaser release? I mean, first you get the opportunity to download the tracks exclusively for a mere $ .49 on Saturday. Then let's say a month from now, a tangible release format [ CD or LP or 8-track ] becomes available with a few additional tracks you CAN'T get by downloading with cool liner notes or the likes, so the diehard caves and makes a duplicate purchase solely for the exclusive tracks not previously available. Depeche Mode and the Cure have done something similar in their marketing strategies and Live released their whole album for whatever the fans were willing to pay. How's a musician benefit this way besides minimizing the number of hands in the cookie jar? The $ .49 thing has me perplexed from a revenue generating standpoint. Please, someone enlighten me how PDubya wins the most royalties issuing his new material this way. I do think this is a precursor to a "real" release, which makes me think the $.49 price point is more of a publicity stunt than anything else. Paul's going to get more press on the 49 for .49 tag than anything he's done in years. I can't wait! I'm kind of thinking the same thing. I wonder if/what the catch is. Maybe the "proper" album comes out after his 49th birthday. |
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Post by Kathy on Jul 18, 2008 18:07:58 GMT -5
I don't want to dampen anyone's anticipation prematurely but I also don't want anyone checking back here at 12:01 AM thinking the link will be live. Things are still being worked out as I type this, but there's a possibility that it may be June 49 + 2 days (Monday) as opposed to tomorrow due to, well, I believe the technical term for it is a "kerflooey". I'll keep you posted.
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ih8music
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Post by ih8music on Jul 18, 2008 18:11:59 GMT -5
smells like he's testing the waters for an e-distribution of his next proper album. if all goes well & without a hitch, I fully expect the next "album" to be only distributed via the internet.
and while I agree the 49 cent price tag is just a gimmick/marketing thing, it IS important that we all pay to get these tracks, from a technology/logistics perspective. whether it was going to be 1 cent or 1 dollar, charging a nominal fee is an important part of the experiment.
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ih8music
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Post by ih8music on Jul 18, 2008 18:15:31 GMT -5
I don't want to dampen anyone's anticipation prematurely but I also don't want anyone checking back here at 12:01 AM thinking the link will be live. Things are still being worked out as I type this, but there's a possibility that it may be June 49 + 2 days (Monday) as opposed to tomorrow due to, well, I believe the technical term for it is a "kerflooey". I'll keep you posted. does that mean it'll cost us 51 cents now??? bastard!  |
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Post by nowwesayitoutloud on Jul 18, 2008 19:00:07 GMT -5
*digs in pocket for two pennies* ahem, this might be an appropriate time to bring up this again:
33RD OF JULY (PAUL WESTERBERG)
And it's already the 33rd of July
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Cryday night
Twelve-thousand, five hundred
Days you've been alive
I'm leaving in early Septober
And it's already the 33rd of July
I met you again last night for the very first time
Diamonds are forever
I am for sometime
I'm leaving in early Septober
And it's already the 33rd of July
On Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Cryday night
Twelve-thousand, five hundred
times I have lied
I'm staying till early Septober
And it's already the 33rd of July
It's already
It's already
THIRTY-FIRST OF JUNE (TONY HATCH)
Tears roll down my cheeks, can't you see them glisten?
I've tried to talk to you but you just won't listen
And though I wait each day
and hope and pray
your love will come on soon,
its as far away as the thirty-first of June
You pass me by each day but you just don't know me
I know there's something there but you never show me
You're always on my mind
and yet I find
I'm reaching for the moon
You're as far away as the thirty-first of June
There is nothing in the world that I want more
than to share my life with you
'cause I know I've never felt like this before
and I only wish you knew
I know the day may come when we're both together
If we could only start, it would be forever
Maybe these dreams of mine
will break in time
just like a toy balloon
and I'll be waiting here till the thirty-first of June
You're as far away as the thirty-first of June
Yes, you're as far away as the thirty-first of June
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Post by A Regular on Jul 19, 2008 7:47:38 GMT -5
only 2 days till tomorrow...
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Post by scoOter on Jul 19, 2008 8:40:09 GMT -5
c'mon c'mon c'mon... it's time to start the insanity.
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Post by A Regular on Jul 19, 2008 9:52:51 GMT -5
c'mon c'mon c'mon... it's time to start the insanity. who you callin a l'il bitch? |
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Post by scoOter on Jul 19, 2008 9:58:28 GMT -5
c'mon c'mon c'mon... it's time to start the insanity. who you callin a l'il bitch? sorry, i was looking at my dog when i posted that. |
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Post by Kathy on Jul 19, 2008 11:37:51 GMT -5
Not looking good so far for today but I'll keep you posted....
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